Monthly Archive for: ‘January, 2012’
Apples and Oranges
With the January roll out of my Optimal Mindset curriculum, I’ve fielded quite a few questions about other mindfulness practices, particularly Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, or MBSR. So what’s the difference between an MBSR course and the OM course? Well, for starters the MBSR folks have a huge head start. The MBSR protocol was introduced in 1979 by Jon Kabat-Zinn, …
Is Optimal Mindset for Me?
As I approach my business launch event tomorrow, I’ve fielded some questions about Optimal Mindset training based on the look and feel of my website. First impressions seem to be that Optimal Mindset is just for high-end executives and big corporations. Not so! Yes, one of my personal passions is to bring mind-body tools into the boardroom. The typical corporate …
Expanded Awareness
One of the reasons I fell in love with iRest ® was that it was so easy to understand and practice. The 10 step protocol gave me enough structure to hang my brain on: each step provided something to focus on, which was far easier for me than trying to “empty my brain”. I also loved that the whole program …
The Backdoor Approach
I’m grateful every single day for the gift of my yoga practice. Not only because it keeps my highly compromised body in working order (at least most of the time), but because the skills developed over 13 years of physical practice opened the door to mindful living. Just how does downward facing dog relate to an easeful approach to everyday …
Anniversary Gratitude
So, how did all this mindfulness education stuff get started, anyway? Where did it come from and why am I such a passionate fan? True confession — my arrival into the world of mindfulness wasn’t exactly by choice. It started exactly 27 years ago today with a life changing auto accident when my car hit a patch of black ice. …
